A visit from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and a rocking concert by the Moshav band enthralled some 1,000 people who packed into the pedestrian area at Grand Army Plaza for the lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel presented Kansas Governor Sam Brownback with a custom-made dreidel during a Chanukah celebration at the state Capitol.
In a stunning betrayal of the State of Israel, the United States abstained from voting at a Friday session of the United Nations Security Council on a resolution condemning the Jewish State. At the National Menorah Lighting ceremony, a Chabad Rabbi seized the opportunity to deliver a harsh reminder to the outgoing administration.
Moishe and Sarale (nee Naparstek) Orimland (Crown Heights)
Yeruchem (ben Moshe) Lipszyc (Toronto, Canada) and Chaya (bas Moshe) Bryski (Agoura Hills, CA)
History was made today in the suburb of Paddington in Sydney, Australia. Since its establishment in the mid-1800s, there has never been a public Menorah lighting in the suburb. Today, the first day of Chanukah, CBD-Chabad hosted Paddington’s first ever Public Menorah Lighting, with some 50 members of the Sydney Jewish community in attendance.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 143, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chanukah Applied to Our Lives Today; Do the Benefits of Community Life Outweigh the Struggle? How to Be a Shliach in a Non-Religious Workplace? Is Public Protesting Ever Acceptable? What is a Torah ‘Proof’?
Videographer Mendel Grossbaum prepares for Chanukah at his parents’ Chabad House in Livingston, NJ.
A visit from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and a rocking concert by the Moshav band enthralled some 1,000 people who packed into the pedestrian area at Grand Army Plaza for the lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah.
Mitzvah Boulevard character Shmelke lip syncs to the popular Chanukah song by Miami Boys Choir – Light Up the Night.
At the Kinus Hashluchim Gala Banquet last month, 6,000 people joined along with Jewish music stars Benny Friedman, Eli Marcus and Nemouel Harroch singing Ani Maamin, a true highlight of the evening.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Sunday and Monday, December 25-26, for a Christian holiday.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Rivkah Dina (Riva) Pewzner, OBM, of Crown Heights. She was 84 years old.
Torah Café, a project of the Jewish Learning Institute, has compiled a series of eight video lectures on Chanukah and the miracles we celebrate. Each video corresponds to one of the eight days of the holiday.
A visit from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and a rocking concert by the Moshav band enthralled some 1,000 people who packed into the pedestrian area at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.
The Obama administration on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, defying pressure from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as well as Israel and several U.S. senators who urged Washington to use its veto.
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